Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । समाख्यातानि सर्वाणि योगाङ्गानि महामुने । इदानीमपि सर्वज्ञ यत्पृच्छामि तदुच्यताम् 1. ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | samākhyātāni sarvāṇi yogāṅgāni mahāmune | idānīmapi sarvajña yatpṛcchāmi taducyatām 1. || 1 ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „O großer Weiser, alle Glieder des Yoga sind dargelegt worden. Nun auch, o Allwissender, sprich aus, worum ich dich bitte.“

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समाख्यातानि: have been explained/told
• समाख्यातानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → समाख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• योग-अङ्गानि: limbs/parts of yoga
• योग-अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yogasya aṅgāni), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• महा-मुने: O great sage
• महा-मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• सर्वज्ञ: O omniscient one
• सर्वज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘सर्वं जानाति’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• पृच्छामि: I ask
• पृच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तद्-शब्द (correlative)

• उच्यताम्: let it be said / please explain
• उच्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It shows the ideal disciple’s attitude: after hearing the structured teaching on Yoga’s limbs, Nārada continues with humble, focused inquiry, indicating that realization requires ongoing questioning and clarification.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Though Bhakti is not named here, the tone of reverent surrender to the teacher (“O all-knowing one, please tell”) reflects the devotional disposition—śraddhā and receptivity—that the Narada Purana repeatedly treats as essential for higher practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a transition in a didactic dialogue, marking continuation from previously explained Yoga-aṅgas to a new, more specific question.